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On this page you will find the latest relevant updates on a broad range of health and policy related topics, including HIV, hepatitis C, drug use, overdose prevention, harm reduction, drug treatment and criminal justice.
Left behind? People who inject drugs and the global HIV response
19 Dec 2016
At a meeting of the UNAIDS PCB in Geneva, UN agencies, governments and NGOs gathered to discuss ‘fast-tracking’ the international HIV response. In the sidelines, Harm Reduction International, is ringing the alarm bells for people who inject drugs, who are being left behind in global efforts to end AIDS by 2030.
19 Dec 2016
At a meeting of the UNAIDS PCB in Geneva, UN agencies, governments and NGOs gathered to discuss ‘fast-tracking’ the international HIV response. In the sidelines, Harm Reduction International, is ringing the alarm bells for people who inject drugs, who are being left behind in global efforts to end AIDS by 2030.
From death row to harm reduction: The incredible struggle to bring hope to people who use drugs in Afghanistan
13 Dec 2016
In Afghanistan, treatment programs generally prescribe “cold turkey” a miserable and sometimes dangerous experience for anyone seeking to kick opiates.
13 Dec 2016
In Afghanistan, treatment programs generally prescribe “cold turkey” a miserable and sometimes dangerous experience for anyone seeking to kick opiates.
Mexico's war on drugs: what has it achieved and how is the US involved?
11 Dec 2016
Felipe Calderón launched the war after being elected in 2006, and since then the US has donated at least $1.5bn – but the biggest costs have been human.
11 Dec 2016
Felipe Calderón launched the war after being elected in 2006, and since then the US has donated at least $1.5bn – but the biggest costs have been human.
There's an HIV epidemic among Russian people who use drugs
7 Dec 2016
Today, there are an estimated 1.5 million people who have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS in Russia, which has a population of 140 million.
7 Dec 2016
Today, there are an estimated 1.5 million people who have been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS in Russia, which has a population of 140 million.
The Link Between Drug Policy and Access to Medicines
27 Nov 2016
Some 75% of the world’s population live in mostly low and middle income countries in which effective pain-relieving medicines are largely inaccessible.
27 Nov 2016
Some 75% of the world’s population live in mostly low and middle income countries in which effective pain-relieving medicines are largely inaccessible.
How Much of a Disaster Will Trump's Drug Policies Be?
27 Nov 2016
Increased access to medication treatment for opioids is actually one of the few potential bright spots for drug policy in the near future.
27 Nov 2016
Increased access to medication treatment for opioids is actually one of the few potential bright spots for drug policy in the near future.
Rethinking New Zealand’s Racist Drug Laws
20 Nov 2016
Around 40 percent of Māori in jail are there because of minor drug possession or supply charges.
20 Nov 2016
Around 40 percent of Māori in jail are there because of minor drug possession or supply charges.
Global State of Harm Reduction 2016
17 Nov 2016
Services to reduce drug-related harms are failing to keep up with growing need, despite pledges to combat AIDS among people who inject drugs.
17 Nov 2016
Services to reduce drug-related harms are failing to keep up with growing need, despite pledges to combat AIDS among people who inject drugs.
Legalise drugs and let Doctors call the shots, says British Medical Journal
16 Nov 2016
Drugs are a public health issue, and should be legalised with Doctors at the heart of the debate according to the British Medical Journal.
16 Nov 2016
Drugs are a public health issue, and should be legalised with Doctors at the heart of the debate according to the British Medical Journal.
Doctors, their leaders, and the drug policy debate
15 Nov 2016
Despite the odd shout and whisper for reform, most doctors’ professional organisations have little to say about policies such as the criminalisation of people who use drugs.
15 Nov 2016
Despite the odd shout and whisper for reform, most doctors’ professional organisations have little to say about policies such as the criminalisation of people who use drugs.
